"How did that brat break free? He really is no ordinary opponent."
Ancestor Wu Zhen's face darkened.
"Perhaps he gained some trump card from Chu Shanhe's legacy!"
That was Ancestor Wu Zhen's guess.
"Lu Ren escaped from my grasp. He'll surely come back for revenge. No matter what, I can't let him leave Third-Rank Heaven alive!"
Ancestor Wu Zhen brooded over the thought.
"Ancestor Wu Zhen, have you killed that brat Lu Ren?"
Just then, Elder Wang Quan's voice came through.
Ancestor Wu Zhen gripped a Sound Transmission Talisman. His expression turned grim as he replied, "He escaped!"
"What? He escaped? What happened?"
Shock rang through Elder Wang Quan's voice.
"I can't explain it in a few words. We'll talk when we meet!"
Ancestor Wu Zhen put away the Nine Venerable Star Cauldron and vanished on the spot.
Meanwhile...
Lu Ren had already left the Heaven-Forbidden Battlefield and returned to Mixed Luo Heaven.
By the time he reached the warship, White Ape Ancestor and Fire Crocodile Ancestor had long since returned.
"Master..."
White Ape Ancestor and Fire Crocodile Ancestor lit up with delight when they saw Lu Ren flying toward them.
Xuanling Ancestor, Lu Lunhui, Xiao Huohuo, and Luo Qianli also came forward to greet him.
White Ape Ancestor and Fire Crocodile Ancestor had told Xuanling Ancestor and the others what had happened on the Heaven-Forbidden Battlefield.
Apart from Xuanling Ancestor, Lu Lunhui and the other two had been deeply worried.
Now that Lu Ren was back, they finally breathed easy.
"Ancestor Wu Zhen really is formidable. If I hadn't entered the Second-Step Supreme Realm, I'm afraid I'd have had a hard time escaping him!"
Lu Ren landed as he spoke.
"Master, with your strength, shouldn't you have been able to shake him off easily by unleashing your Six-Marked Battle